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31673Sports Reference Logo10/27: Bolt Beat- Antonio Gates is Playing Like His Younger Selfhttp://boltbeat.com/2014/10/27/antonio-gates-playing-like-younger-self/
I would like to be the first to toss all the negativity that we have been witnessing the past couple weeks. Forget about the atrocious secondary and our never ending injuries, and lets take a moment to look at the positive side to our football team. This is probably something that nobody saw coming 2014-10-27 14:44:1610/10: FootballPerspective.com- Antone Smith and Long Touchdownshttp://www.footballperspective.com/antone-smith-and-long-touchdowns/
Allow me to present to you Atlanta running back Antone Smith&#8217;s 2014 play-by-play log in its entirety: That&#8217;s four long touchdowns on 17 offensive touches.Â On his four scoring plays, Smith has gained an incredible 214 yards.Â That&#8217;s the most in the NFL so far, with Steve Smith (12014-10-10 13:36:099/15: FootballPerspective.com- Checkdowns: Quarterback-Receiver Touchdown Pairingshttp://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-quarterback-receiver-touchdown-pairings/
A good article today from our pal Neil Paine, who asks whether Antonio Gates is the second best tight end in NFL history. I won&#8217;t weigh in on that subject, but after catching three touchdowns against the Seahawks on Sunday, Philip Rivers and Antonio Gates have now connected on 63 touchdown pas2014-09-15 15:36:258/27: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: DVOA-Adjusted Pythagorean Expectationhttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-dvoa-adjusted-pythagorean-expectation/
Just above these words, it says &#8220;posted by Chase.&#8221; And it was literally posted by Chase, but the words below the line belong to Bryan Frye, a longtime reader and commenter who has agreed to write this guest post for us. And I thank him for it. Bryan lives in Yorktown, Virginia, and opera2014-08-27 01:35:538/14: EDSFootball- Updated 2014 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver (WR) Rankingshttp://eatdrinkandsleepfootball.com/blog/2014/08/updated_2014_fantasy_football_wide_receiver_wr_rankings.html
Exceeding even the expectations from his strongest advocates (like me), Browns receiver Josh Gordon broke out in a huge way in 2013.
Despite a two-game suspension to begin the season, the second-year receiver set a franchise record with a league-leading 1,646 yards, which more than doubled h2014-08-14 15:36:198/14: FootballPerspective.com- Will Calvin Johnson Break Jerry Rice&#8217;s Career Receiving Yards Record?http://www.footballperspective.com/will-calvin-johnson-break-jerry-rices-career-receiving-yards-record/
Over the last three seasons, Calvin Johnson has caught 5,137 yards of passes. Thatâs an incredible amount, and the most by a player over any three-year span in NFL history. That stat by itself isnât proof of Johnsonâs greatness â after all, Detroit has thrown 2,040 passes over the last three2014-08-14 13:36:118/7: EDSFootball- 2014 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver (WR) Rankings: August 7th Updatehttp://eatdrinkandsleepfootball.com/blog/2014/08/2014_fantasy_football_wide_receiver_wr_rankings_august_7th_update.html
Exceeding even the expectations from his strongest advocates (like me), Browns receiver Josh Gordon broke out in a huge way in 2013.
Despite a two-game suspension to begin the season, the second-year receiver set a franchise record with a league-leading 1,646 yards, which more than doubl2014-08-07 14:36:168/1: EDSFootball- 2014 Fantasy Football Rankings (August 1st update): Wide Receivers (WRs)http://eatdrinkandsleepfootball.com/blog/2014/08/2014_fantasy_football_rankings_august_1st_update_wide_receivers_wrs.html
Exceeding even the expectations from his strongest advocates (like me), Browns receiver Josh Gordon broke out in a huge way in 2013.
Despite a two-game suspension to begin the season, the second-year receiver set a franchise record with a league-leading 1,646 yards, which more than doubl2014-08-01 14:36:127/27: FootballPerspective.com- James Lofton is the Yards Per Catch Kinghttp://www.footballperspective.com/james-lofton-is-the-yards-per-catch-king/
Yesterday, we looked at which quarterbacks were the best at yards per completion after adjusting for league average. Today, we&#8217;ll do the same thing for wide receivers and yards per completion. A small tweak is necessary to the formula. You can skip down to the results section if you don&#8217;2014-07-27 00:35:507/22: EDSFootball- 2014 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings: July 22nd updatehttp://eatdrinkandsleepfootball.com/blog/2014/07/2014_fantasy_football_wide_receiver_rankings_july_22nd_update.html
Exceeding even the expectations from his strongest advocates (like me), Browns receiver Josh Gordon broke out in a huge way in 2013.
Despite a two-game suspension to begin the season, the second-year receiver set a franchise record with a league-leading 1,646 yards, which more than doubl2014-07-22 14:36:107/22: FootballPerspective.com- The Top Quarterbacks And The Receivers They Threw It Tohttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-top-quarterbacks-and-the-receivers-they-threw-it-to/
Last week, I looked at the top receivers and the quarterbacks who threw it to them. Today, we flip that question around and look at which receivers the top quarterbacks threw to. I used the exact same methodology from the previous post, so please read that for the fine details. For Peyton Manning, 22014-07-22 00:35:467/18: Detroit Jock City- Detroit Lions Top 50: #4 - WR Calvin Johnson - (Highlight VIDEO)http://detroitjockcity.com/2014/07/18/detroit-lions-top-50-4-wr-calvin-johnson-highlight-video/
[caption id=&#34;attachment_13673&#34; align=&#34;aligncenter&#34; width=&#34;590&#34;] Dec 22, 2012; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson (81) reacts after breaking the single season receiving yard record in a game against the Atlanta Falcons at Ford Field. Falcon won ...2014-07-18 23:37:217/14: FootballPerspective.com- The Top Receivers And The Men Who Threw It To Them IIhttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-top-receivers-and-the-men-who-threw-it-to-them-ii/
One of my first posts at Football Perspective was one of my favorites: the top receivers and the men who threw it to them. I like referencing that post from time to time, so I decided to update the numbers through the 2013 season. I looked at all regular season games since 19601, and calculated [&#82014-07-14 00:35:477/12: EDSFootball- 2014 Fantasy Football - PPR Mock Draft (Round 1)http://eatdrinkandsleepfootball.com/blog/2014/07/2014_fantasy_football_ppr_mock_draft_round_1.html
Four of our contributors â Brendan Donahue, Sean Beazley, Dan Yanotchko and yours truly â began a 2014 Fantasy Football PPR Mock Draft earlier today.
Each of us are picking for three teams and this mock will go for 14 rounds with no kickers or team defenses being selected. Round 1 is now in 2014-07-12 22:36:037/7: EDSFootball- 2014 Fantasy Football Rankings: Updated Fantasy WR Rankingshttp://eatdrinkandsleepfootball.com/blog/2014/07/2014_fantasy_football_rankings_updated_fantasy_wr_rankings.html
Exceeding even the expectations from his strongest advocates (like me), Browns receiver Josh Gordon broke out in a huge way in 2013.
Despite a two-game suspension to begin the season, the second-year receiver set a franchise record with a league-leading 1,646 yards, which more than doubl2014-07-07 18:36:227/5: FootballPerspective.com- Trivia: Pro Bowlers on NFL Champions, Part IIhttp://www.footballperspective.com/trivia-pro-bowlers-on-nfl-champions-part-ii/
Last weekend, we looked at the team with the most Pro Bowlers to win a championship. Today, we look at the reverse: the team with the fewest Pro Bowlers to win it all. As a technical matter, the Pro Bowl hasn&#8217;t always been around, so some pre-1950 teams and the 1960 Oilers (there was no [&#8232014-07-05 00:36:047/3: FootballPerspective.com- Best AV-Weighted Winning Percentages of Offensive Playershttp://www.footballperspective.com/best-av-weighted-winning-percentages-of-offensive-players/
Yesterday, I looked at the weighted career winning percentages for running backs, with the weight being based on each player&#8217;s yards from scrimmage in each season of his career. Today, I want to do the same thing but for all offensive players, using PFR&#8217;s Approximate Value ratings. By th2014-07-03 00:35:446/28: FootballPerspective.com- Most Hall of Famers on an NFL Teamhttp://www.footballperspective.com/most-hall-of-famers-on-an-nfl-team/
Today&#8217;s trivia is a straightforward one: only one team in NFL history has fielded 11 players who are currently members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Can you name that team? Some runners up: The 1953 Cleveland Browns had a HOF head coach in Paul Brown, and nine HOF players in Doug Atkins, L2014-06-28 00:35:496/10: The Game Before the Money- Legendary Insights: Don Maynard Part 2http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thegamebeforethemoney/xaUK/~3/DyNQFp8Tj1k/
This is the second of three posts summarizing my recent chat with New York Jets legend Don Maynard. The last post highlighted advantages Maynard gained from modified equipment. We will now examine the explosive New York Jets passing offense of the 1960s. ROUND UP Maynard broke into pro football with2014-06-10 14:38:216/1: FootballPerspective.com- Trivia: Receiving Yards per Game Over a Three-Year Periodhttp://www.footballperspective.com/trivia-receiving-yards-per-game-over-a-three-year-period/
Over the last three years, Calvin Johnson has 5,137 receiving yards in 46 games.Â That&#8217;s an average of 111.7 receiving yards per game, the most by any player over a three-year stretch in NFL history.Â That mark comes with a bit of an asterisk, of course, as the Lions have attempted 2,040 pas2014-06-01 00:36:194/16: KC Kingdom- Don Klosterman: The Forgotten Architect Of Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Victoryhttp://kckingdom.com/2014/04/16/kansas-city-chiefs-super-bowl-architect-don-klosterman/
Don Klosterman is a widely forgotten hero amongst Kansas City Chiefs fans and it was one of our great commentor&#039;s, berttheclock, that brought him up in the thread of my latest top 5 countdown of players by the decade. I started with the 1960&#039;s, or in other words, the glor...2014-04-16 12:37:274/10: FootballPerspective.com- Wide Receivers and Weighted Team Pass Attemptshttp://www.footballperspective.com/wide-receivers-and-weighted-team-pass-attempts/
In his seven-year career, Calvin Johnson has already recorded 9,328 receiving yards. And for those curious about these sorts of things, he&#8217;s the career leader in receiving yards per game at 88.0, too. But Johnson has also benefited greatly from playing on teams that have thrown a weighted aver2014-04-10 00:35:493/23: FootballPerspective.com- Which Quarterbacks Produced Peak Years For Their Receivers?http://www.footballperspective.com/which-quarterbacks-produced-peak-years-for-their-receivers/
Some quarterbacks and wide receivers just go together. Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison. Dan Marino and Mark Clayton and Mark Duper. Joe Namath and Don Maynard. John Hadl and Lance Alworth. But quarterbacks play with lots of receivers, and receivers generally play with several quarterbacks. We don2014-03-23 00:36:193/16: FootballPerspective.com- Homer Jones Is the Leader in Average Length of Receiving Touchdownhttp://www.footballperspective.com/homer-jones-is-the-leader-in-average-length-of-receiving-touchdown/
In November, I noted that Chris Johnson was the career leader in average length of rushing touchdown. Since then, he&#8217;s actually dropped to number two, as his six rushing touchdowns covered &#8220;only&#8221; 84 yards in November and December. But what about the career leader in average length 2014-03-16 00:35:481/13: FootballPerspective.com- Marvin Harrison Should Be A First-Ballot Hall of Famerhttp://www.footballperspective.com/marvin-harrison-should-be-a-first-ballot-hall-of-famer/
In a couple of weeks, the newest class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame will be announced. Only five modern-era wide receivers have been selected enshrinement on their first ballot: Jerry Rice, Paul Warfield, Steve Largent, Raymond Berry, and Lance Alworth. This year, in his first year of eligibilit2014-01-13 23:36:1612/16: KC Kingdom- Kansas City Chiefs: Jamaal Charles&#8217; Historic Day in Oaklandhttp://kckingdom.com/2013/12/16/kansas-city-chiefs-jamaal-charles-historic-day-oakland/
So, Jamaal Charles is decent at football. Charles caught four touchdowns and rushed for one more in Kansas City&#8217;s 56-31 blowout win over Oakland. After the game Charles said this about his performances. &#8220;A big part of this team depends on me,&#8221; Charles said. &#8220;Once I&#8217;m he2013-12-16 15:36:4512/1: FootballPerspective.com- Josh Gordon sets two-game receiving recordhttp://www.footballperspective.com/josh-gordon-sets-two-game-receiving-record/
Cleveland&#8217;s Josh Gordon caught 14 passes for 237 yards and a touchdown against the Steelers last week. Against the Jaguars this afternoon, Gordon caught 10 passes for 261 yards and two scores. In the process, he became the first player to ever record back-to-back 200+ yard receiving games, and2013-12-01 17:36:1910/29: FootballPerspective.com- Was Calvin Johnson&#8217;s 329-yard Game The Best Ever By a WR?http://www.footballperspective.com/was-calvin-johnsons-329-yard-game-the-best-ever-by-a-wr/
On Sunday, Calvin Johnson picked up 329 receiving yards against the Cowboys, the second most receiving yards in a single game after Flipper Anderson&#8217;s 336 yards in 1989 against the Saints. But when I think of the greatest games by a receiver of all time, my mind instantly goes to a performance2013-10-29 00:36:149/24: FootballPerspective.com- Receiving WOWY Extended Back to 1950http://www.footballperspective.com/receiving-wowy-extended-back-to-1950/
Last week, we announced that our True Receiving Yards metric has now been calculated back to 1950, so it&#8217;s only **** that we also compute WOWY (With Or Without You) for all of those receivers as well. Skip the paragraph after this if you don&#8217;t care about the gory mathematical details,2013-09-24 01:36:059/19: FootballPerspective.com- True Receiving Yards (v2.0) Extended Back to 1950http://www.footballperspective.com/true-receiving-yards-v2-0-extended-back-to-1950/
About a month ago, Chase &#038; I developed a stat called True Receiving Yards, which seeks to put all modern &#038; historical receiving seasons on equal footing by adjusting for the league&#8217;s passing YPG environment &#038; schedule length, plus the amount the player&#8217;s team passed (it&#82013-09-19 00:36:298/11: FootballPerspective.com- Single-season Leaders in Receiving Yards per Team Pass Attempthttp://www.footballperspective.com/single-season-leaders-in-receiving-yards-per-team-pass-attempt/
When I wrote my ode to Steve Smith earlier this week, I discovered an incredible stat. In 2008, Smith played in 14 games and gained 1,421 receiving yards. But the more incredible part is that the Panthers passed only 352 times in 2008, meaning Smith averaged an absurd 4.04 yards per team pass attemp2013-08-11 00:35:548/7: FootballPerspective.com- The Steve Smith Posthttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-steve-smith-post/
Over the last decade, Carolina&#8217;s Steve Smith has been one of the best receivers in the NFL. He&#8217;s also been the most under-appreciated. Let&#8217;s stroll down memory lane: As a rookie, Smith was a first-team All-Pro returner but caught only ten passes. In his second year, he caught 54 pa2013-08-07 00:36:077/5: FootballPerspective.com- Franchises Nemeses: Receiving Statshttp://www.footballperspective.com/franchises-nemeses-receiving-stats/
On Wednesday, I looked at the players who threw for the most yards and touchdowns against each franchise. Yesterday, I did the same with rushing statistics. Today we will close out the series with a look at the key receiving stats. Let&#8217;s again start with some trivia. Which player has the most 2013-07-05 00:35:496/28: FootballPerspective.com- Another way to examine the best wide receiver seasons everhttp://www.footballperspective.com/another-way-to-examine-the-best-wide-receiver-seasons-ever/
We don&#8217;t rank quarterbacks by passing yards because &#8220;passing yards&#8221; is largely a function of pass attempts. The same is true for receiving yards, as the number of times a team passes the ball has a big impact on a receiver&#8217;s yardage total. I&#8217;ve spent some time this year2013-06-28 00:37:326/11: EDSFootball- Fantasy Football Mock Draft Per Day (6/11/13): 16 Teams, No. 6 Pick, PPR Scoringhttp://eatdrinkandsleepfootball.com/blog/2013/06/fantasy_football_mock_draft_per_day_61113_16_teams_no_6_pick_ppr_scoring.html
Last preseason, we conducted one fantasy football mock draft per day using a mock draft simulator powered by FantasyPros.
Having begun our 2013 series of drafts on June 1st, we will continue to post our draft results and comments up until the start of the 2013 season on September 5th.
We will 2013-06-11 08:36:285/25: FootballPerspective.com- Ranking wide receivers by percentage of team yardshttp://www.footballperspective.com/ranking-wide-receivers-by-percentage-of-team-yards/
Seven years ago, Doug wrote this post analyzing wide receivers by team receiving yards. That post was overdue for an update for three reasons: (1) it was written seven years ago; (2) Doug only went back to 1978, while we now can go back to 1932; and (3) I think using Adjusted Catch Yards (which [...2013-05-25 00:35:504/8: FootballPerspective.com- Forgotten Stars: Hugh Taylorhttp://www.footballperspective.com/forgotten-stars-hugh-taylor/
Only three players in NFL history have been responsible for half of their team&#8217;s receiving touchdowns over a six-year period: Don Hutson, Jerry Rice, and Hugh Taylor. You probably don&#8217;t know much about Taylor, the Washington Redskins star receiver who played from 1947 to 1954. In his fir2013-04-08 00:35:453/12: FootballPerspective.com- Examining Paul Warfield&#8217;s careerhttp://www.footballperspective.com/examining-paul-warfields-career/
Paul Warfield has been confounding stat heads for years. Warfield was a rare first-ballot Hall of Fame wide receiver and one of the most athletic and talented wide receivers in history. However, his statistics look downright unimpressive to the modern eye. That&#8217;s not too surprising, though, si2013-03-12 00:35:493/5: FootballPerspective.com- Career Receiving Numbers Translated to the 2012 Passing Environmenthttp://www.footballperspective.com/career-receiving-numbers-translated-to-the-2012-passing-environment/
I&#8217;ve written several posts about how to grade wide receivers and did a three-part series on one ranking system two weeks ago. Grading wide receivers requires one to adjust for era, but there are many different ways to do that. Calvin Johnson caught 122 passes last year for 1,964 yards and five2013-03-05 23:35:492/19: FootballPerspective.com- The Greatest Wide Receivers Ever Version 2.0: Part III â€“ Career Rankingshttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-greatest-wide-receivers-ever-version-2-0-part-iii-career-rankings/
On Monday, I explained my methodology for ranking every wide receiver in football history, and yesterday, I presented a list of the best single seasons of all time. Today the career list of the top 200 wide receivers. As usual, I implemented a 100/95/90 formula, giving a player credit for 100% of hi2013-02-19 23:35:462/18: FootballPerspective.com- The Greatest Wide Receivers Ever Version 2.0: Part II â€“ Single season leadershttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-greatest-wide-receivers-ever-version-2-0-part-ii-single-season-leaders/
Yesterday, I explained my methodology for ranking every wide receiver in football history. Today I&#8217;m going to present a list of single-season leaders, which presents some problems. I think the method I described yesterday does a good job adjusting for era, as receivers are only given credit fo2013-02-18 23:35:512/6: FootballPerspective.com- NFL Retired Numbers, Player Deaths, and the Stories Behind Themhttp://www.footballperspective.com/nfl-retired-numbers-player-deaths-and-the-stories-behind-them/
The table below lists every retired number for each of the 32 franchises. It also lists each player&#8217;s career AV (starting in 1950), position(s), and years with the team. Each column is sortable, and you can use the search box to search by team (or uniform number, or position, or anything else)2013-02-06 23:35:471/29: FootballPerspective.com- How Super Bowl XLVII could impact the HOF chances of certain 49ershttp://www.footballperspective.com/how-super-bowl-xlvii-could-impact-the-hof-chances-of-certain-49ers/
On Sunday, I looked at how the football legacies of certain Ravens would be affected by a win in Super Bowl XLVII; today I will do the same for the 49ers. And the best place to start is with the only surefire Hall of Famer on the team. Randy Moss turns 36 in a couple [...]2013-01-29 23:35:501/20: FootballPerspective.com- Super Bowl Historyhttp://www.footballperspective.com/super-bowl-history/
Now that the Super Bowl matchup is set, I thought I&#8217;d start the two-week period with some Super Bow history. The table below lists some information from each of the first 46 Super Bowls. With Joe Flacco and Colin Kaepernick facing off, that ends five-year streak where at least one of the two q2013-01-20 23:35:451/5: FootballPerspective.com- Checkdowns: Career receiving stats in wins and losseshttp://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-career-receiving-stats-in-wins-and-losses/
Last weekend, I looked at career rushing stats in wins and losses, and yesterday, I did the same for quarterbacks. Today we will check out the splits for receivers. I looked at all games, including playoffs, from 1960 to 2011, for all players with at least 4,000 receiving yards over that time period2013-01-05 23:35:3412/31: FootballPerspective.com- Examining the seasons of Calvin Johnson and Brandon Marshall in a different lighthttp://www.footballperspective.com/examining-the-seasons-of-calvin-johnson-and-brandon-marshall-in-a-different-light/
Three weeks ago, I set forth the argument that perhaps Calvin Johnson was not even the most productive receiver in his own division. While Megatron racked up the numbers, I argued that you have to account for the situation. The relevant situation here is that the Lions ran an incredible 1,160 plays 2012-12-31 23:35:4512/25: FootballPerspective.com- NYT Fifth Down: Post-week 16http://www.footballperspective.com/nyt-fifth-down-post-week-16/
This week at the New York Times I looked at some record-breaking performances from week 16. Sunday was a record-setting day in the N.F.L. In case you missed it â¦ The rookie Minnesota Vikings kicker Blair Walsh connected on a 56-yard field goal in the second quarter against the Texans, making him t2012-12-25 19:35:3612/17: SideLion Report- Calvin Johnson Remains on Track to Break Jerry Rice&#8217;s Recordhttp://sidelionreport.com/2012/12/16/calvin-johnson-remains-on-track-to-break-jerry-rices-record/
The Detroit Lions suffered yet another disappointing loss in what is now beyond a disappointing season, but Calvin Johnson remains on track to break Jerry Rice&#8216;s single-season receiving yards record. Johnson entered week 15 needing to average 101 yards per game to catch Jerry Rice&#8217;s 19952012-12-17 10:35:0912/9: FootballPerspective.com- Larry Fitzgerald, innocent bystanderhttp://www.footballperspective.com/larry-fitzgerald-innocent-bystander/
In the preseason, I wrote a post showing what percentage of each receiver&#8217;s receiving yards came from each of their quarterbacks. Using that same methodology, here&#8217;s an updated look at the quarterbacks responsible for Larry Fitzgerald&#8217;s career numbers entering week 14. The second r2012-12-09 23:35:3912/4: FootballPerspective.com- NYT Fifth Down: Post-week 13http://www.footballperspective.com/nyt-fifth-down-post-week-13/
This week at the New York Times, I blush when discussing Andrew Luck, praise the great Calvin Johnson as he tries to surpass Jerry Rice (but with a caveat), and take a look at some other random stats (including some absurd numbers from Adrian Peterson). Trivia: Brandon Marshall has gained over 1,0002012-12-04 12:35:4711/30: SideLion Report- Calvin Johnson&#8217;s Shot at History Much Closer than Jerry Rice&#8217;s Recordhttp://sidelionreport.com/2012/11/30/calvin-johnsons-shot-at-history-much-closer-than-jerry-rices-record/
Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson is starting to receive a lot of attention for having a shot to break Jerry Rice&#8216;s record for receiving yards in a season. To get there, CJ has to average a shade over 118.2 yards per game over his final five games &#8211; certainly doable considering 2012-11-30 12:35:1211/22: FootballPerspective.com- Checkdowns: Best Thanksgiving Performanceshttp://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-best-thanksgiving-performances/
Stump your family with some Football Perspective trivia today. The tables below show the leaders in various categories in all games played on Thanksgiving since 1960. Most passing yards Most passing touchdowns Most rushing yards Most receiving yards Most rushing/receiving touchdowns Tweet2012-11-22 12:35:418/5: FootballPerspective.com- Trivia of the Day &#8211; Sunday, August 5thhttp://www.footballperspective.com/trivia-of-the-day-sunday-august-5th/
There have been 105 teams to have at least two players gain 1,000 receiving yards in a season. It first happened in 1960 in the AFL, where wide receivers benefited by playing against lower quality of defensive backs and also a fourteen-game schedule (the NFL schedule switched from a 12 to 14 games t2012-08-05 01:54:45